RCN Nursing Education in TOP Services Survey

26 June 2019

BSACP has been asked to publicise this RCN initiative with which two BSACP Council members are actively involved. BSACP members are encouraged to either personally participate in this survey (if they are RCN members) and/or alternatively share information about the survey with colleagues/relevant members of their clinical team.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) wants to support better health care education to enable all nurses, midwives, nursing associates and health care assistants working in termination of pregnancy (TOP) services to provide the best care possible for their patients. To achieve this the RCN wants to establish what the current education provision is across the NHS and independent sector in England, Wales and Scotland and as part of this work would be grateful if you could take the time to complete a survey: https://surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/20IIQ/

Survey responses will help agree pathways and suggestions for further educational requirements within the current service provision across the NHS and independent sector, as well as exploring what changes to continuing professional development might be required should the current legislation on termination of pregnancy change.

The survey will close at 11.00pm on Sunday 14 July 2019 and the results of the survey will be published as a report on the RCN website towards the end of 2019.

Carmel Bagness (Professional Lead Midwifery & Women’s Health)